Shingling gauges



June 4, 1957 R. J. FUDGE SHINGLING GAUGES Filed Feb. 18, 1954 lqveqfor Rober'l' J. Fudge nited States Patent` 2,7945261. SHINGLING .GAUGESX RobertiJohn: Firdg, Moosomin; ,Saskatchewam Canada., pplicatiom Iiebruaryzl8;:1954;I SeriaLfNt 411303 52 3 .Claims... (C l...32''-.-1t78).`

The rinvention relates. to agau'ge forthe'step-Spaced mailing; of; 2 rows z of: shingles L normally--used 'to cover the rorfzfsof 1, buildings, and the principalfl object; thereof fi is.'to provide 1a;.si1nple.- anclzzinexpensiye. means ;for the-t proper -aligning'rofztheshingles and .spacingof .therows thereoft; as theishinglingpperation proceeds.

A rfurther.` object `of s the in.ventionais;;tosaeomplishthis work., bythe ;useofsimilarly3 constructedanchonmembers, and ;standard boards, which .are 'easilyy manipplated .while the work is accurately done and finished; incor'rect .parallel relation.

stillj` -furthe r object offthe invention ispto desiguma minimum of ;workingpparts for.v the shingling operation so that the working time is principally directed tothershingle layingand'jnailng Operations with resnlting':v fast work and'relativelyelow la'bor'costs;

I'V accompli'sh the aboveobjects and advantagesf by providing series'A of short' and long. anchor members which?- support'c: suitable'- boards'- therebetweenas; shingle liners. The long.v members 2 are' constructedl i for ;different 'positions'tof the. boards i'nzzproperly"spacing. thesrows'zof shingles while the supported lboards on the short anchor members-;notA onlyr form -.a..straight.a edgefforza; row of shingles but also-form Ia lad'derup the-roof.` for the operator. The details of construction and operation ,will now be described, reference' being- -had to' the accompanying drawings inwhich;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the roof of a building being covered with rows of shingles and with the anchor members in working position.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of short anchor members.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the long anchor members.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

A building, indicated by the reference 10, is provided with a sloping roof covered with tar or building paper 11, and ready for receiving shingles 12. The principal gauging parts required for the shingling consist in a series of short anchor members 13, one of which is shown in Figura 2, and a pair of long 'anchor members 14, one of which is shown in Figure 3.

The short anchor member 13 consists of an elongated strip, preferably of sheet metal, having the upper end thereof of a relatively pointed-shape and with an upwardly slanting V cut-out 15 on one vside thereof,`just below said point, to form same into a hook 16. The lower side of this cut-out is straight, as 'shown at 17. The lower end of the strip 13 is bent upward and then ahead to form a U-shaped foot projection 18.

The long anchor member 14 has the upper end thereof provided with a hook 19, formed in the same manner as the hook 16. The lower end of this latter member is turned up to form a foot projection 20. The central part of the strip is pressed up in U-shaped hook projections 421, of the same 'Shape as the foot projection 18, and these one of the Patented June 4, ,1957

projections x ares iii-z: spacedV relation' therealong, vas z shown atffi At the start ofshinglingfitheroof fof-ffthe-'buildingdOti a double"- overlapping rowrofrf shingles 23 is first 'nailed-i in place-along tlrebot-tom edge of'theroof, the lower'endsf of the row-'fformingftheteaves for drainagefof.z rain =and `the like. A pair offshortanchor members :IS-'are `plaeedon thisl double'` row, onev at each'end', or well-spaced--f apart and *withftheirupperhooked lend's 16 -justprojectingslightly above therupperi ends' of 'the shingles in.: thearow;v A nail Z'etais -thenpositionedf: in .cache of the cut-onto 15,' under the: h'ooks'` andthammered'into the rooff to support the members-131 from-,the hooks.l It'zmight be--menti-onedfat this time thatIthe-.nail-'s-are just;hammered-1ightly down to the'm'embers-.so they can be'later-.witlidrawn'from-under the.lv head-s thereof. A':- 2 x-f4i25f2offsuitablef'length .'i's ;then laid across these two supported anchor members, the=ends being received: infA the lowervfootf projectionsf 18'';4 The lengths oftt'the.= short-anchor; members aresuch ;that'i the upper:` edge' ofifthisl 22x' 4-!.will form' a; straight edge for aligning-'theZ 'second rowuof. 'shingles 26- irir 'proper' stepped When -th'isl secondrow=- ofif shingles .hasfbeenaplacedfl in positiontandsnailedgf -a'f-pair:V of long anchor members 1'4. are'th'entplaeedaone near'each end-'ofthe 'x' 4253i ir'r verti cal'position .andwithi thefootv fprojections L'Zfithereoftcona tactingeagainstrth'e upperxstraightfedge-of 'the2 '4rA Ac cordingi'y the =upperhooks :19. bf=these--latter-anchor anem= ber-s'fwill bef-'positiioned well`up the roof liwheretheyfiareseour-ed byvsuitablemails 2flf`infthe same; manner as =f`or the hooksrli Whenzthese` twmmemrber-s1are=so-seeured;f a l i x1 4: ZS-tiszthen laidI ithereacrossfiwit'h'the: 'end=thereof resting-x inathe.x lowestr pressedup h'ool projeetions 21': (Pbsitioning: not showna) The,positions'-ofth'etprojections121 :areV such'thatflthe':uppervedge fo-f-ithe d' *x4 presents a 'z straight edge: forrfthespreper zreceptionflof f the ab'ot-toms offthel'thirdrow of'shinglesfiZ-which are==th`en=naild to the roofri The=1l-ix=`4-tis Lthenzm'oved `progressivel-'f' upaonto the other upper pressed-up projections'ZZfand-.iineach position progre s sive-=rows vaof:shingles:'30-arealaid on-the upper-.fstraight'edgeandlnailed to=th`-e roof.- It might-fbe mentioned in this connection that the shingles, which come under the long anchor members, can be slipped thereunder as these members can be lifted up sufiiciently for the purpose. Also, in the shingling operation, the operator may stand on the 2 x 4 25 if he so desires.

When the upper rows of shingles 30 have been nailed down, the l x 4 28 is lifted away from the 'anchor members 14, and these members in turn 'are slid up and oif the nails 27. 4The original short anchor members 13 and the 2 x 4 25 at this time however can 'be left in place. A second pair of short anchor members 13 (not shown) are then hooked onto the nails 27 and, as these latter nails are the same distance above the upper row of shingles 30 as the nails 24 are above the first double row of shingles 23, the hooks 16 of these latter anchor members will be in a position to support 'a second 2 x 4 (not lshown) so that its upper edge will form a straight edge for a succeeding row of shingles (not shown) in proper spaced relation, and the operation above described is repeated indefinitely until the peak of the roof is attained.

While each section of the 'shingling is completed, a's above described, the short anchor members with their supported 2 x 4 are left in their position and the 2 x 4's accordingly first present 'a straight edge for a row of shingles, secondly a support for the operator to stand on in the nailing of upper rows, and thirdly they form a la'dder so the operator can move up and down the roof at will. When the shingling is completed, the 2 X 4's can be removed and by pushing the short anchor members initially upward, the edges 17 thereof, in sliding past the supporting nails 24, will move the members sideways to clear the books. Accordingly, 7 be drawn down past the nails and clear of the shingling. As such anchor members are removed, the shingle above the nails can be stru'ck witha hammer to drive the said nails further into the roof or sink their h'eads into the shingle to present an even finished roofing.

From the above description of the shingling operation it will be seen that the first 2 x 4 forms the key shingle row and thereafter, all rows will 'be evenly |spaced and aligned so that, if the roof is lon the square, the last row will be parallel with the peak, and this accurate work, with a minimum of big nail holes, is accomplished by the use of just two types of anchor members, plus ordinary lumber. The 2 X 4's and 1 X 4's require no Shaping, are quickly manipulated, and 'so no time is lost in forming the aligning straight edges and the majority of the workmen's attention is directed to laying 'and nailing the shingles down. Accordingly, the work progresses at a fast pace and this saving of time is a big item of -economy.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A gauge for positioning shingles in parallel rows on a sloping roof for nailing thereto, comprising: a pair of relatvely short anchor members; a pair of relatively long anchor members; said members each slant-notched at one side thereof to present a hook at one end of each; the opposite ends of said members bent at 'a right angle to present feet thereto; said long members having projections extending therefrom in spaced relation and in the same direction as said feet thereof are turned; said short members positioned flat on said roof and upwardly of the slope thereof, in spaced side relation, and each hangably supported by a nail member passing through the slot of the hook thereof 'and into said roof; a straight edge across said short members and supported lby the feet thereof; said long members positioned flat on said roof -and upwardly of the slope thereof, in spaced side relation, with the feet thereof contacting said straight edge and the hooked ends thereof each 'secured to said roof by a nailing member passing through the slot of the hook of said members and into said roof; and a secondary straight edge across said long members and 'supported by selected projectons thereon.

2. A gauge for positioning shingles in parallel rows on a sloping roof for nailing thereto, comprising: a pair of the anchor membersvcan relatively short anchor members positioned on said roof in spaced side relation and upwardly of the slope thereof; the upper end of each of said members formed in an inverted V-shaped hook fiush therewith 'and hangably supported by said hook from a nail member on said roof; the opposite free lower ends 'of said members turned up at subStantially right angles as feet thereto; a straight edge across said members with the ends thereof vcarried by said feet to support the lower edge of a row of shingles horizontally along said roof; a pair of relatively long anchor members having the same end shapes as said short members and similarly positioned upwardly of the slope of said roof, and in spaced side relation one to the other; the lower feet of said long members resting against said straight edge 'and the upper hooked ends thereof each retained to said roof 'by an individual nail member passing therethrough and into said roof; a series of projections extending upwardly from said long members therealong and in spaced relation corresponding to the spacing requi'red between the shingle rows; and a secondary straight edge positioned across said long members and movable to selected horizontal positions on said projections to supt port the lower edges of further rows of shingles along said therealong roof; and said members manually slidable endwise on said roof, upwardly to release said hooks from 'said nail mem- |bers and then downwardly to be withdrawn from under said rows of shingles.

3. A gauge of the type described, comprising: a plurality of anchor members; one end of each of said members formed in a hook flush therewith; the remaining parts of said members having upward projections thereon for contact against a straight edge; and said projections 'adapted to support one end of a straight edge when same is placed across a pair of said members andsaid members are positioned flat, in spaced side relation, upwardly on a 'sloping roof and each retained thereto by a nail member passing through said hook'ed end and into said roof.

Newbank May 8, 1866 Leonard Jan. 29, 1935 

